ADVERTISEMENTOn the eve of Montana’s special election, Greg Gianforte, the millionaire Republican running for the state’s open congressional seat, was charged with misdemeanor assault after attacking a reporter for The Guardian on Wednesday. Guardian political reporter Ben Jacobs said Gianforte “body slammed me and broke my glasses” after he asked a question about the Republican health care legislation. Greg Gianforte just body slammed me and broke my glasses May 24, 2017There was a local TV crew there when Gianforte body slammed me. “You just body slammed me and broke my glasses.”“Get the hell out of here,” Gianforte says again. The Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office confirmed in a statement late Wednesday that it was investigating an alleged assault involving Gianforte.

Source: Huffington Post May 25, 2017 00:53 UTC